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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Barnes & Thornburg LLP (J&J)

37 pending office actions • 11 clients

Portfolio Summary

37
Total Pending OAs
7
Final Rejections
30
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (11 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company 10
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company 7
Medos International Sàrl 6
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. 4
Medos International Sàrl 4
Medos International Sàrl 1
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. 1
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. 1
Medos International Sàrl 1
Medos International Sàrl 1
Deputy Synthes Products, Inc. 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19070936 KINEMATICALLY ALIGNED ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC KNEE PROCEDURE Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company SIPP, AMY R. 3775 Non-Final OA Mar 05, 2025
19031238 BONE AND TISSUE RESECTION DEVICES AND METHODS Medos International Sàrl LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES 3619 Non-Final OA Jan 17, 2025
19005441 BOTTOM LOADING BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLIES WITH DRAG RETAINING RING AND RELATED METHODS Medos International Sàrl COMSTOCK, DAVID C 3773 Non-Final OA Dec 30, 2024
18990509 INTEGRATED MULTIPOINT FIXATION SCREW Medos International Sàrl COMSTOCK, DAVID C 3773 Non-Final OA Dec 20, 2024
18987841 MULTI-SHIELD SPINAL ACCESS SYSTEM Medos International Sàrl LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES 3619 Non-Final OA Dec 19, 2024
18980689 BONE ANCHORS Medos International Sàrl SIPP, AMY R. 3775 Non-Final OA Dec 13, 2024
18962523 UNIVERSAL HANDLE Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company WOODALL, NICHOLAS W 3775 Non-Final OA Nov 27, 2024
18956985 SURGICAL ROTATIONAL TOOL DRIVER AND METHOD Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company SIPP, AMY R. 3775 Non-Final OA Nov 22, 2024
18955230 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR BALANCING A PATIENT'S KNEE JOINT DURING AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company KU, SI MING 3775 Non-Final OA Nov 21, 2024
18823258 HUMERAL SURGICAL GUIDES, INSTRUMENTS, AND TECHNIQUES FOR USE IN TISSUE SPARING SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTIES Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. JONES, DIANA S 3775 Non-Final OA Sep 03, 2024
18823212 HUMERAL RESECTION GUIDES, AND RELATED METHODS, FOR USE IN TISSUE SPARING SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTIES Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES 3619 Final Rejection Sep 03, 2024
18728536 IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO MOUNTING SYSTEMS Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company LANE, HOLLY JOANNA 3773 Non-Final OA Jul 12, 2024
18760783 ACETABULAR REAMER HANDLE AND METHOD OF REAMING AN ACETABULUM Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company SIPP, AMY R. 3775 Non-Final OA Jul 01, 2024
18715420 IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO DEVICES FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT IMPACTION Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company BATES, DAVID W 3799 Non-Final OA May 31, 2024
18643547 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT BOLT Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company SIPP, AMY R. 3775 Non-Final OA Apr 23, 2024
18596045 INJECTION MOLDED PROSTHETIC COMPONENT WITH PLANARIZED BONE-CONTACTING SURFACES Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. BLANCO, JAVIER G 3774 Non-Final OA Mar 05, 2024
18390645 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CUTTING SURGICAL COMPONENTS Medos International Sàrl SIPP, AMY R. 3775 Final Rejection Dec 20, 2023
18529741 KNOTLESS ANCHOR INSERTION Medos International Sàrl MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN 3771 Non-Final OA Dec 05, 2023
18503634 TECHNOLOGIES FOR MONITORING BONE INGROWTH OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. BRUTUS, JOEL F 3797 Non-Final OA Nov 07, 2023
18466192 MODULAR CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE Medos International Sàrl COTRONEO, STEVEN J 3773 Final Rejection Sep 13, 2023
18236650 CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC 3D PRINTED POSITIONING AUGMENT FOR ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL IMPLANT Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. DUKERT, BRIAN AINSLEY 3774 Non-Final OA Aug 22, 2023
18350701 KNEE ARTHROPLASTY LOAD BALANCING UTILIZING AN INTRAOPERATIVE SENSOR SYSTEM Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company PATEL, AREN 3774 Non-Final OA Jul 11, 2023
18259950 IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO MOUNTING SYSTEMS Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company CADUGAN, ERICA E 3722 Non-Final OA Jun 29, 2023
18254239 IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company KAMIKAWA, TRACY L 3775 Non-Final OA May 24, 2023
18117272 SELF-DEPLOYING TISSUE AUGMENTATION PATCHES FOR USE IN SOFT TISSUE REPAIR Medos International Sàrl SHARMA, YASHITA 3774 Non-Final OA Mar 03, 2023
18106115 COMPRESSION-BASED MEDICANT RELEASING IMPLANTS FOR MENICSCAL REPLACEMENT AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTATION AND REFILLING THEREOF Medos International Sàrl WOLF, MEGAN YARNALL 3774 Non-Final OA Feb 06, 2023
18152468 ARTHROSCOPIC PUMP SALINE MANAGEMENT Medos International Sàrl PRICE, NATHAN R 3783 Non-Final OA Jan 10, 2023
18089142 ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A CEMENTED FEMORAL STEM COMPONENT IN A DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH HIP REPLACEMENT SURGICAL PROCEDURE Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company STEWART, ALVIN J 3799 Non-Final OA Dec 27, 2022
18087471 PATIENT-MOUNTED SURGICAL RETRACTOR Medos International Sàrl SIPP, AMY R. 3775 Final Rejection Dec 22, 2022
18082768 ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING CEMENT RESTRICTOR COMPONENTS IN A DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH HIP REPLACEMENT SURGICAL PROCEDURE Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E 3775 Non-Final OA Dec 16, 2022
17900159 SUTURE ANCHOR WITH MULTIPLE LOAD ANGLES Medos International Sàrl RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER 3771 Non-Final OA Aug 31, 2022
17872572 METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company KREMER, MATTHEW 3791 Final Rejection Jul 25, 2022
17857584 ACETABULAR ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS AND METHOD Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO 3774 Non-Final OA Jul 05, 2022
17660325 ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT SYSTEM WITH AUGMENTATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO 3774 Non-Final OA Apr 22, 2022
17680300 Systems and Methods for Intra-Operative Image Analysis Deputy Synthes Products, Inc. KU, SI MING 3775 Final Rejection Feb 25, 2022
17557635 KNEE CONE AUGMENTS AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL BROACHES FOR USE IN AN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company HIGHLAND, RACHEL S 3774 Final Rejection Dec 21, 2021
17279268 SOFT TISSUE ANCHOR Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. DUBOSE, LAUREN 3771 Non-Final OA Mar 24, 2021

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